Single-player games like Burly Men at Sea
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Burly Men at Sea, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Message Quest
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
Message Quest is a tiny stained-glass point-n-click adventure about laziness and her herald. Imagine yourself as the main hero’s conscience, the one that must make him work when all he wants to do is sleep.
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Milkmaid of the Milky Way
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?
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Fire: Ungh’s Quest
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
FIRE is an exploration-adventure with intuitive puzzle design. Without losing many words it tells a savagely hilarious story. Journey into the Stone Age and face the most challenging task of this era: The search for fire!
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Year Walk
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
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Crown Gambit
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
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Winds of Change
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
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The Mooseman
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…
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Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
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The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
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Doggins
Single-player alternative to Burly Men at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burly Men at Sea.
A point-and-sniff adventure. Explore the moon, sniff some things. Unravel the plot of a villainous squirrel to sabotage the history of human invention.